External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Somalia
Somalia: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 28.33 current international $ in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Somalia, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Somalia stood at 28.33 current international $. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.7% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Somalia peaked at 28.33 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.44 current international $, in 2020.
Somalia ranks 67th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Somalia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.59 current international $ | — |
| 2014 | 19.36 current international $ | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 24.78 current international $ | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 18.51 current international $ | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 22.77 current international $ | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 19.88 current international $ | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 17.27 current international $ | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 14.44 current international $ | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 15.99 current international $ | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 18.19 current international $ | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 28.33 current international $ | +55.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.02 current international $ | 17.27 current international $ | 24.78 current international $ | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.24 current international $ | 14.44 current international $ | 28.33 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 64 Côte d'Ivoire 29.51 current international $ compare
- 65 Nigeria 29.34 current international $ compare
- 66 Chad 29.04 current international $ compare
- 68 South Africa 27.85 current international $ compare
- 69 Guatemala 27.79 current international $ compare
- 70 Dominica 26.21 current international $ compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Somalia?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Somalia was 28.33 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.33 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 current international $ in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Somalia ranks 67th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.